The Smithsonian has instigate a new national project, “Vaccines & US: Cultural Organizations for Community Health”, which will provide individuals with accessible, reliable information about vaccines.
Continue reading “Smithsonian: Resources and Tools on COVID-19 Vaccines”America’s Story
by The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has a page dedicated to America’s story. In which you can:
- Meet Incredible Americans
- Go Back in Time
- Explore the 51 states
- Discover America’s favorite activities
- See, Hear and sing from America’s past
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe week 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Pi (π) activities and events
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It’s been a while.. the Exploratorium has a page dedicated to Pi (π) activities and events.
I encourage you all to follow the link (above) and have a look at the dedicated page.
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe week 🤖🤖🤖
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The Fabric and Workshop Museum: @Home Art exercises
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The Fabric and Workshop Museum (FWM) has a page dedicated to @Home resources which includes among others, community projects( e.g. masks creation), tutorials and resources for students and educators(e.g. Quarantine Prints Playlist) as well as Artists interviews.
I hope the resources could be of any use…
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Louvre : Educational resources for kids
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The Louvre Museum has a page dedicated to free educational resources for Kids. The resources includes:
- Tales of the museum
- Summer stories
- An online Gallery to explore from Home
The materials could be an added value to any Art lesson plan…
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Château de Versailles: Educational Resources
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The Château de Versailles has a page in English dedicated to Educational Resources for everyone.
The materials include among others things:
- A virtual collection
- A digital Jigsaw puzzle
- Activities for the kids
- Spot the difference game
- And much more
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe end of the week 🏰🏰🏰
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Smithsonian: Thanksgiving in North America
“The Image is taken from the “Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ford Motor Company” and the artist is ” Charles Culver, born Chicago, Heights, IL 1908-died Bellaire, MI 1967″
Good Morning all 🙂
The Smithsonian’s website has a page dedicated to Thanksgiving in North America. The educational resources include:
- Thanksgiving playlist
- George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
- History
- American Indian Perspectives
- Where Did Your Favorite Thanksgiving Day Food Originate?
I hope the resources could be of any use 🦃🦃🦃
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Library of Congress: Thanksgiving Classroom materials
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The Library of Congress has classroom materials about Thanksgiving as well as images of the first Thanksgiving 1621.
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Lane County History Museum: Online resources
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Lane County History Museum has dedicated Online resources for K-12 students. The educational materials include among other things:
- Western Migration Presentation Series
- Coloring Books
- Traveling Trunks
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe day 🤠🤠🤠
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Science Museum Group: Maths Resources
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The Science Museum Group has all kind of Maths resources (e.g. Bubble Geometry, Make an animation, Image Bank: maths and health) that you can use at Home or in the Classroom to build your kids/ students confidence in Maths.
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe day ➕➗➖
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The Worcester Art Museum: Resources
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The Worcester Art Museum has Free dedicated Curriculum Guides for teachers, families and homeschoolers. As well as Arms and Armors demonstrations, Virtual tours, and Portraits and Propaganda Tour for middle schoolers.
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe day 🖍️🖍️🖍️
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RISD Museum at Rhode Island School of Design : ART Resources
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The Museum at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence has FREE online learning and Hand-on Activities (DIY) resources for Parents and Teachers (e.g. Virtual visits), for Families (e.g. See and Sketch), for Teens (e.g. Art and Design lab) and much more..
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Franklin@Home
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The Franklin Institute has digital Science@Home resources. The resources includes among other things, videos, DIY (do it yourself) activities and supporting exhibits for the kiddos to do at Home.
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Santa Fe Botanical Garden: Learning resources
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Santa Fe Botanical Garden has learning resources and activities to do at Home as well as teaching resources for elementary students (K-6 grades).
Wishing you all a safe and Wonderful Week-End 👩🏼🌾
Happy Halloween 🎃🎃🎃
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Harvard Museum of Natural History Online Resources
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Harvard Museum of Natural History, has Free Virtual programs as well as Online resources (e.g. Podcasts, Online Resources, Coloring Pages, Experiences) for the whole family.
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Learning English: Free Resources and Activities
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Cambridge Assessment English, has 176 Free activities for learning English, which include among other things:
- Free Activities for young learners
- Free Writing Practice
- Exam preparation
- Resources for teachers (e.g. Lesson Plans)
- Resources for Parents
- And Much more Free Resources
I encourage you all to have a look… the materials might be useful.
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe day 👩🏻🏫👩🏻🏫👩🏻🏫
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Elections: Classroom Resources
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The Library of Congress has Classroom Resources about the Elections Process, Issues from Past Presidential campaign and the Right to vote.
I hope, I am not too late and these resources, could help you in anyway…
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Bronx Zoo: Learning Resources
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The Bronx Zoo has learning resources for preK-12 students, which include among other things, the following educational materials:
- Scientists in training for 3-12 grades
- Wildlife school Online (e.g. Virtual Filed trip for Prek-12)
- Digital Resources
- Educators and Parents Resources
- And much more
I hope these resources, could help you in anyway…
Wishing you all a safe and wonderful day 🐒🐆🦒
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Greek Mythology Resources
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Theoi Greek Mythology is a free reference guide to the Gods, heroes and religious beliefs of Ancient Greek mythology. The website is dedicated to everyone (included college and 9-12 students as well as little ones (e.g. 5 Greek Mythology Videos for Kids)).
In addition, you will be able to find a collection of translation of ancients Greek and Roman literature works (e.g. Homer, Iliad; Dares, Phrygius) available for reading.
Enjoy while staying safe at home😊
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Classroom resources: French as a second language
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The cultural services of the French embassy in the United states, has a page dedicated to teaching French as a second language.
The resources includes , among others things, pedagogical resources and materials (e.g. TV5 monde), AP French listening comprehension (e.g. Radio France International), online French film database for French educators (IFcinema) as well as lesson plans ideas (e.g. IFprofs, TV5 monde).
I hope these resources, could help you in anyway…
J´èspere que ces resources peuvent vous être utiles!
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Library Of Congress: Classroom Materials
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The Library of Congress Classroom materials include:
- Primary source sets (e.g. Abraham Lincoln: Rise to National Prominence, Alexander Hamilton, The Constitution)
- Lesson Plans (e.g. 1900 America: Primary Sources and Epic Poetry, African American Identity in the Gilded Age: Two Unreconciled Strivings)
- Presentations (e.g. Elections, U.S. History Primary Source Timeline).
I hope these resources, could help you in anyway…
Wishing you all a safe and wonderful Week-End 👩🏽🏫👨🏫
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National Zoo resources
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The National Zoo educational resources, for K-12, include:
- At Home activities (Video, Animal webcam activities, recycling recess, etc.).
- Educator Resources including curriculums, lesson plan and much more.
- Virtual School Programs are live and free however registration is required.
I hope these resources, could help you, in anyway…..
Wishing you all a wonderful day 🐼🐼🐼
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Smithsonian Education Guides
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The Smithsonian Educators, has created online guides learning materials for self-directed learning in (and/or) for:
- Social Sciences and History(Pk-12)
- National Sciences (Pk-12)
- Tweens and Teens
- Caregivers (Pk-5)
I encourage you all, to take a look at the handy resources.
Wishing you all a wonderful day ☺️☺️
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The Ocean Agency: Free Resources
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The Ocean Agency has free resources enhancing ocean education and awareness. The educational materials include:
- 1000 of free images and videos: Coral Reef Image Bank:
- Videos, quizzes and a free App: Ocean Education Resources made available through Google Edu Program.
Astrophysics Science Project: Integrating Research and Education (ASPIRE)
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Have you heard about :
ASPIRE (an Astrophysics sciences projects by the University of Utah) which, offers a variety of interactive and hands-on lessons on for Grades 6-12?
Continue reading “Astrophysics Science Project: Integrating Research and Education (ASPIRE)”ComPADRE.org: Resources in Physics and Astronomy
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Have you heard about :
ComPADRE.org, a website/network of free online materials aimed at faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education?
If not, I encourage you all, to have a look at all the free available materials in Physics and Astronomy, for learning and teaching.
Enjoy and stay safe 🧲🧲🧲
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BiteSize : All subjects
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Bitesize is the BBC’s free online study support resource for students (K-12 or primary and secondary students), parents and teachers. The learning resources are organized in 63 subjects, and includes among others things materials for:
- English
- Maths
- Physics
- Physical education
- Science
- French
- Techologies
- ……
WWF: Teaching Resources
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WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), devoted to the conservation of the environment, has a page dedicated to teaching resources. The materials include among others things:
- Activity plans to do at Home
- Lesson Library (e.g. Biodiversity toolkit)
- Resources in Spanish (Spanish Toolkit)
- Conservation in the classroom
- And much more (e.g. Find Your Inner Animal, Animal Trivia Games, Our Planet educator guides, Color with WWF)
I encourage you all, to have a look at all the free handy materials for teaching.
Enjoy and stay safe 🐼🐼🐼
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Yale National Initiative: Curricular resources for K-12
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Yale National Initiative has made available Curricular resources for K-12.
It is thousands of Free Units in STEM and in the humanities field that have been developed by participating teachers (e.g Literature, Life-Writing, and Identity, Physical Science and Physical Chemistry, Solving Problems Multiple Ways: Using Arithmetic and Literature – Hooray!).
I encourage you to have a look at all the free handy materials for teaching.
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National Geographic: Back to school resources
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National Geographic Learn Anywhere/Back to school has dedicated Free online educational resources for K-12 students, in connection with:
- Oceans (e.g. Pristine Seas: Grades 3-12 )
- Ecosystems (e.g. Mount Everest: Grades 5-12 )
- Learn at Home (K-2, 3-5, 6-12)
- And much more (e.g. Dinosaurs (K-12), Age of the Earth (6-8)and Interpreting Data(5-12))
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Harvard: Center Resources for K-12
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Harvard University (Global Studies Outreach) has Free teaching resources for educators (K-12), about:
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Aquarium Online Academy
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Aquarium of the Pacific has an Online Academy with FREE Live Online courses , Videos and activities (e.g. Pacific Pals Activities) as well as Live Webcam and much more, designed for ALL ages.
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NASA: STEM resources for K-12
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NASA has a page dedicated to STEM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)resources for K-12.
The resources include among others things:
- Online activities (e.g. Hubble Online Activities).
- Lesson Plans for Back to school (e.g. Lesson Plans from Microsoft Education and NASA).
- Activities to do at Home (For K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 grades)
- Aeronautics (Aeronautics for Introductory Physics (Grades 9-College))
- and much more to Explore
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National Institutes of Health Educational Resources
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The National Institutes of Heath has a page dedicated to Education in Science. The FREE materials are for students and educators and include among others things:
- Science Education Activity and Coloring Book
- An App
- Lessons plans for middle and high schools students
- Microscopic images and activities through Microscope Imaging Station
- So much more….
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American Philosophical Society at Home
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The American Philosophical Society has dedicated FREE at Home resources and activities for the whole family. The dedicated knowledge/activities include :
- Coloring activities
- Art Activities
- History Activities
- Science Activities
- Interdisciplinary Activities
- Virtual Events
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Education/Smithsonian Folklife
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The Smithsonian Center FOLKLIFE & Cultural Heritage, FREE Cultural Education resources, includes among other things:
Continue reading “Education/Smithsonian Folklife”National Marine Sanctuaries Educational resources
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The National Marine Sanctuaries has dedicated Educational Resources in marine environment for K-12.
Continue reading “National Marine Sanctuaries Educational resources”New York Transit Museum Learning resources
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New York Transit Museum has Free Remote Learning Resources (lesson plans, virtual visit videos and Workshops (PreK-3)) as well as Transit Kid at Home (Family Workshops, Art, History and STEM resources (ages 2-5+)) and Transit Tots which are Transit Themes songs stories and activities for kids (ages 2-5)
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Art Online Resources
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Studio Museum Harlem, Education Page, has dedicated FREE online resources , which includes among others things, lesson plans for PreK-12 students, Do It Yourself activities, Lil’ Studio at Home and coloring pages (for downloading).
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DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative
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DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative has a Free Distance Learning Resource Database in Visual Arts, Performing Arts (online and printable arts) and Humanities for K-12.
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Peanuts.com, In Home Classroom Ideas
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Peanuts Worldwide, the company behind Snoopy and Charlie Brown, is offering in Home Classroom Ideas.
The Materials include free educational RESOURCES for kids ages 4-13 (STEAM, Arts, languages and social studies) in various languages (e.g. English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Japanese).
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Mathematics Classroom Resources NSF
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The National Science Foundation has a page dedicated to FREE Mathematics Classroom resources for Prek-12 (e.g. Statistics in Schools: Math from the United States Census Bureau(K-12), PBS Learning Media: Mathematics for PreK, High school and above, Statistics Online Computational Resources from UCLA for College Students).
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Teaching Engineering for K-12
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The University of Colorado Boulder has a page dedicated to Teaching Engineering For K-12 “TeachEngineering STEM Curriculum for K-12“. You will be able to search for hundreds of free lessons and activities as well as find hands-on activities for FREE.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Learning@Home
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Monterey Bay Aquarium (California) Learning@Home is offering for PreK-12 free online classes (e.g. Tide Pool Scientist(PreK-2) Explore like a scientist (Grades 3-6), #TeensCan make a difference (Grades 6-12)) and guides activities (e.g. activities for younger learners (Grades PreK-K), Birds on the Brain (Grades 3-5), Activity Plan Ocean Plastic (Grades 6-12)).
Continue reading “Monterey Bay Aquarium Learning@Home”DER: Watch From Home
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Documentary Educational Resources (DER) has made available to stream -until the 1st of September- FREE movies/ documentaries that tackle systemic racism. The purpose, of these films, is to launch difficult but essentials conversations about race and racism.
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KidLit at HOME
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KidLit TV-(The website where you can explore the world of children’s literature)- has a KidLit at Home free page resources which includes storytime, writing tutorial, STEM and STEAM , drawing and crafting activities, as well as sing-a-long and KidLit videos in English and Spanish.
Continue reading “KidLit at HOME”Natural History Museum (UK) learning resources
Good Morning everyone☀️,
The Natural History Museum (UK) has a page dedicated to learning/teaching resources. The materials includes activities and lesson plans (e.g Animals including humans – resources, dinosaurs resources, open air laboratories) as well as Try This at Home activities.
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Tate Kids
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Tate Kids (by Tate institution) is a dedicated free art website for kids. Through the page, Kids will be able to play games and quizzes, watch videos and learn about different art movements (e.g. Pop art, Impressionism), explore, create their own art at home and show the world their creations🖼️🖼️.
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International Children’s Digital Library ICDL
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The International Children’s Digital Library ICDL, is a public online library for 3-13 years old children with a collection of 4619 free public books in 59 languages (e.g. Mongolian, Hebrew, Farsi, English, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi and French).
Continue reading “International Children’s Digital Library ICDL”Harry Potter at Home
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Harry Potter At Home hub has a dedicated space where you’ll find all the latest magical activities to keep your kids/teens occupied:
Continue reading “Harry Potter at Home”Khan Academy Free online resources
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Khan Academy is an American non-profit that provides Free online courses, lessons and practices, in multiple languages.
Among others things, we can find resources in Math, Sciences, Art and Humanities, Reading and Language Art as well in Computer Programming for Prek-12th grades.
Continue reading “Khan Academy Free online resources”Anne Frank House: Educational Resources
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Anne Frank House has educational resources about Anne Frank, antisemitism, the Holocaust World War II that you will be able to find through the links below:
- Digital lessons available in English, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese
- A Fair Play Game
- Stories
- Videos (The Short Life of Anne Frank available in different languages e.g. Arabic, French, English, Italian, etc.).
Smithsonian: Free Resources for teaching and learning
PBS has an online platform dedicated to: “Smithsonian resources for Teaching and Learning”. The Free resources, designed to all grades, include among others things:
- Interdisciplinary resources (History, culture, Sciences, Art and Culture)
- Current issues of local and global pertinence (Talking about Race, Secrets of the Sea, etc.)
- Signature Smithsonian Programs (with lesson plans, videos, etc.).
Wishing you all a wonderful Summer 📙
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Retrieved from Smithsonian Institution. “The Smithsonian Collection.” PBS LearningMedia, Smithsonian Institution, 4 Mar. 2021, http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/smithsonian/.
Foreign Policies for teens
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Resources available on the net about international/global relations as well as foreign policies:
- Readings : Britannica Kids, Tales from a small Planet
- Affordable /virtual programs AMP global Youth
- Trustworthy websites : 1. The Young Initiative on Foreign Affairs and International Relations (IFAIR) 2. the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Youth 3. Global Governance Monitor which is part of the Council on Foreign Relations (cfr)
Wishing you all a wonderful week 🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳
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